We’re thankful to our dedicated community of leaders, both locally and globally, whose strategic guidance and insights support the success of our mission and the empowerment of the communities we serve.
SHOFCO Leadership
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Joseph Amisi
Legal Council
Mark Laichena
Chief Programs and Strategy Officer
Katherine Potaski
Chief Advancement Officer
Lucy Wairimu
Chief People and Culture Officer
Angela Ngetich
Program Director
Cecily Gaita
Finance Director
George Okewa
Director of Community Relations
Amy Hutchinson
Education Director
Eric Laurits
Communications Director
Alexander Gachihi
Technology Director
David Waiyaki
Impact Director
John Odero
Program Director
Programs
Team 03
Director of Health Programs
Operations
Team 04
Head of Finance
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Cutler
Co-Founder, Peoplehood & SoulCycle
Matt Sirovich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Richard Matikanya
Deputy Executive Director for Africa (CIFF)
Sybill Kern
CEO, Peter Möhrle Foundation
Jeremy Mindich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Jessica Posner Odede
CEO, Girl Effect, and Co-Founder, SHOFCO
Leslie Bluhm
Co-Founder, Chicago Cares, Inc.
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Philippe d’Ornano
CEO, Sisley
Dr. Stigmata Tenga
Executive Director, Africa Philanthropy Network
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili
President and CEO, Human Capital Africa
Robby Walker
Director, Apple
Matt Chanoff
Co-Founder, Demand Discovery Group
Blair Miller
Founder, Nextwork
Mimi Sternlicht
Founder, Bread Ventures & Foundation House
Richard Cunningham
Chairman of Global Markets, Barclays
Jeffrey Shames
Senior Strategy Advisor, Rockefeller Capital Management
Kenyan Advisors
Deo Onyango
Senior Industry Specialist, Climate Finance, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Joseph Okelo
Executive Director, Makini College
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Dr. Ahmed Kalebi
Specialist in General/Anatomical Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine
Nashon Omondi Opondo
CEO of Hospitality Systems Consultants Limited, Pinetech, and Otrum South Africa
Alyana Popat
Marketing Manager, Simba Hospitality & Advisory Council Chair, Simba Foundation
Zuhura Odhiambo
Founder and CEO, New REvenue Solutions Africa
Njoki Kariuki
Founder, Zuri Dada Sanitary Pad Bank, Karjee Industries, and the Njoki Kariuki Foundation
Flora Ayuma Kang’ethe
Regional Director for Applications Cloud Business, Oracle East Africa
Timothy Okwaro
Group Executive, Multichoice Group
Sylvia Mulinge
Chief Consumer Business Officer at Safaricom
Eutycus Kariuki
Assistant Commissioner at the Kenya Revenue Authority
Eugene Mbugua
Entrepreneur and Founder of Documentary and Reality Television Limited